From David Bowie to Fleetwood Mac and Eric Clapton, Mike Vernon’s ear was invaluable to British pop and blues
The musician, producer and label head, who has died aged 81, turned his boyhood passion for blues into a hugely impactful career
David Byrne review – in life during wartime, this show will restore your faith in humanity
Byrne again reimagines the possibilities of the live gig, creating a vision of egalitarianism backed by elastic bass and polyrhythms
‘My guitar was mangled – like my life!’ Goo Goo Dolls on how they made epic ballad Iris
‘I’m grateful to Taylor Swift, and others who have covered it, for introducing the song to a new generation. Three billion streams on Spotify is astonishing!’
Delta Goodrem to represent Australia at Eurovision 2026
One of the country’s bestselling singers is heading to a contest mired in geopolitical controversy – but, she says, ‘I believe in the healing powers and hope of music’
How Courtney Barnett made her new album by retreating to the desert: ‘It nearly drove me mad’
After closing her scene-making record label and moving to the US, Barnett decamped to Joshua Tree – where she learned to slow down and make noise again
Morrissey review – classic Smiths songs meet GB News-style talking points
Morrissey is in impressive voice and the old songs still retain their power, but the conspiracy theorising and nationalist rhetoric are miserable in all the worst ways
Harry Styles, fake stage invaders and a censored Peter Mandelson joke: the biggest moments at the Brit awards
The ITV censors had their work cut out in a protest-filled, relatively edgy ceremony that hosted ultra-expressive performances from Rosalía, Wolf Alice and more
Brit awards 2026: full list of winners
Olivia Dean tops the winners list with four, while Sam Fender bags two – see all the category winners here
Grace Jones review – chaos, nudity and endless costume changes: the disco legend’s show has it all
The 77-year-old is one of our greatest living performers, doing sit-ups, hula-hooping and even flashing the audience – but her rich voice is the true revelation
Olivia Dean sweeps the board at 2026 Brit awards, winning four including artist, song and album of the year
The 26-year-old dominates in Manchester, landing the night’s biggest prizes as Rosé, Wolf Alice and Mark Ronson also take top honours
Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe: ‘I feel like I have to work very hard to redeem myself’
After undergoing double bypass surgery two years ago, the band’s frontman talks about his band’s chaotic reputation, making it up to his fans, and his dream sandwich
How did I believe that? A cult survivor looks back at his lost years
In a new podcast former sect members reflect on end times, warnings of ‘astral larvae’ lurking in nightclubs and being in thrall to charismatic leaders – and the embarrassment and shame they feel now
From Amarillo to Stockport: 15 of Neil Sedaka’s greatest songs, and their extraordinary stories
From being a writer for hire in the 1950s to his solo pop stardom and emphatic 1970s comeback, the late musician’s catalogue is stuffed with stunning, surprising songcraft
Hard work, romance and bell hooks: how Olivia Dean became British pop’s newest megastar
After a Grammy and a global breakthrough, the 26-year-old singer could sweep the board at next week’s Brits. Her closest collaborators explain her massive appeal
Baz Luhrmann: ‘There’s the image of Elvis and then there’s the man’
The singular director has made a second film about the King of Rock’n’roll and this time audiences will get to see a side of him they’ve never seen before